Ordination of Monk Demetrius to the Diaconate

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Created on Saturday, 24 March 2018 17:52

The ordination of Monk Demetrius to the diaconate took place on the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, February 26/March 11, 2018. May God grant Father Demetrius many years in the service of His Holy Church!

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